Hoff's Frozen Berry Syrup

Oh no!  It's spontaneous pancake Sunday and no syrup to be found in the house!  Berries are out-of-season, so no fresh berries on hand - what is a girl to do?!? Improvise - with frozen fruit of course!  I wasn't sure if frozen fruit would work, but I started with Hoff's Blackberry Syrup and winged it.  I'm happy to say that frozen fruit worked just as well as fresh!

Hoff's Frozen Berry Syrup
Yields: About 1 1/2 Cups
dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, soy-free 


Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Water
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Frozen Berries or fruit of choice
• 1tbsp Corn Starch
• 2 tbsp Cold Water
• 1 tbsp Vanilla
• Sea Salt (optional)

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, bring Water & Sugar to a boil
2. Stir Frozen Berries into water & return to a boil, continue to stir occasionally
3. Once Berries are soft, mash with a potato masher or blend with inversion blender (careful - très hot!)
4. Mix together Corn Starch & Cold Water and add to syrup
5. Reduce temperature & simmer for 10 minutes or until desired consistency
6. Add Vanilla & Salt
7. Enjoy!

My2Cents:

• To eliminate the seeds pour syrup through a wire mesh inserted inside a funnel, mashing down to get out every bit of syrup - allow syrup to drip directly into storage or serving container
• Re-purpose a glass salad or syrup container for your syrup
• This recipe works exceptionally well with blueberries, due to the lack of seeds!
• Ummmmm...this syrup will turn your teeth blue - brush, brush, brush!